Author: Greater Philadelphia Global Partners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Greater Philadelphia Region
Author: Greater Philadelphia Global Partners
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Restructuring the Philadelphia Region
Author: Carolyn Adams
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1592138985
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Looking for regional solutions to local limitations of opportunity in education, jobs and housing.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1592138985
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Looking for regional solutions to local limitations of opportunity in education, jobs and housing.
A View from Above
Author: Select Greater Philadelphia (Firm)
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Category : Philadelphia Region (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Publisher:
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Category : Philadelphia Region (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Metropolitan Philadelphia
Author: Steven Conn
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812204085
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
As America's fifth largest city and fourth largest metropolitan region, Philadelphia is tied to its surrounding counties and suburban neighborhoods. It is this vital relationship, suggests Steven Conn, that will make or break greater Philadelphia. The Philadelphia region has witnessed virtually every major political, economic, and social transformation of American life. Having once been an industrial giant, the region is now struggling to fashion a new identity in a postindustrial world. On the one hand, Center City has been transformed into a vibrant hub with its array of restaurants, shops, cultural venues, and restored public spaces. On the other, unchecked suburban sprawl has generated concerns over rising energy costs and loss of agriculture and open spaces. In the final analysis, the region will need a dynamic central city for its future, while the city will also need a healthy sustainable region for its long-term viability. Central to the identity of a twenty-first century Metropolitan Philadelphia, Conn argues, is the deep and complicated interplay of past and present. Looking at the region through the wide lens of its culture and history, Metropolitan Philadelphia moves seamlessly between past and present. Displaying a specialist's knowledge of the area as well as a deep personal connection to his subject, Conn examines the shifting meaning of the region's history, the utopian impulse behind its founding, the role of the region in creating the American middle class, the regional watershed, and the way art and cultural institutions have given shape to a resident identity. Impressionistic and beautifully written, Metropolitan Philadelphia will be of great interest to urbanists and at the same time accessible to the wider public intrigued in the rich history and cultural dynamics of this fascinating region. What emerges from the book is a wide-ranging understanding of what it means to say, "I'm from Philadelphia."
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812204085
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
As America's fifth largest city and fourth largest metropolitan region, Philadelphia is tied to its surrounding counties and suburban neighborhoods. It is this vital relationship, suggests Steven Conn, that will make or break greater Philadelphia. The Philadelphia region has witnessed virtually every major political, economic, and social transformation of American life. Having once been an industrial giant, the region is now struggling to fashion a new identity in a postindustrial world. On the one hand, Center City has been transformed into a vibrant hub with its array of restaurants, shops, cultural venues, and restored public spaces. On the other, unchecked suburban sprawl has generated concerns over rising energy costs and loss of agriculture and open spaces. In the final analysis, the region will need a dynamic central city for its future, while the city will also need a healthy sustainable region for its long-term viability. Central to the identity of a twenty-first century Metropolitan Philadelphia, Conn argues, is the deep and complicated interplay of past and present. Looking at the region through the wide lens of its culture and history, Metropolitan Philadelphia moves seamlessly between past and present. Displaying a specialist's knowledge of the area as well as a deep personal connection to his subject, Conn examines the shifting meaning of the region's history, the utopian impulse behind its founding, the role of the region in creating the American middle class, the regional watershed, and the way art and cultural institutions have given shape to a resident identity. Impressionistic and beautifully written, Metropolitan Philadelphia will be of great interest to urbanists and at the same time accessible to the wider public intrigued in the rich history and cultural dynamics of this fascinating region. What emerges from the book is a wide-ranging understanding of what it means to say, "I'm from Philadelphia."
An Economic Development Strategy for the Greater Philadelphia Region
Author: Greater Philadelphia First
Publisher:
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Category : Economic development projects
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Publisher:
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Category : Economic development projects
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Filipinos of Greater Philadelphia
Author: Eliseo Art Arambulo Silva
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738592692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
In 1912, Agripino M. Jaucian organized 200 Filipino Navy personnel who had settled in Philadelphia and formed the Filipino American Association of Philadelphia, Inc. (FAAPI). Jaucian, who created the group after being a victim of racism, served as the organization's first president. The FAAPI was founded to preserve the heritage and traditions of Filipinos in their newly adopted country. In the 1960s, Philadelphia witnessed a population boom never seen before when entire Filipino families and professionals began immigrating in large numbers. This unprecedented growth gave rise to organizations, dance troupes, restaurants, and the FAAPI Filipino Community Center. Today, there are an estimated 35,000 Filipinos in the Philadelphia region. As they celebrate their centennial, Filipinos of Greater Philadelphia commemorates the legacies of those early pioneers who sought to find a place they could call "home" in the City of Brotherly Love.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738592692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
In 1912, Agripino M. Jaucian organized 200 Filipino Navy personnel who had settled in Philadelphia and formed the Filipino American Association of Philadelphia, Inc. (FAAPI). Jaucian, who created the group after being a victim of racism, served as the organization's first president. The FAAPI was founded to preserve the heritage and traditions of Filipinos in their newly adopted country. In the 1960s, Philadelphia witnessed a population boom never seen before when entire Filipino families and professionals began immigrating in large numbers. This unprecedented growth gave rise to organizations, dance troupes, restaurants, and the FAAPI Filipino Community Center. Today, there are an estimated 35,000 Filipinos in the Philadelphia region. As they celebrate their centennial, Filipinos of Greater Philadelphia commemorates the legacies of those early pioneers who sought to find a place they could call "home" in the City of Brotherly Love.
Associations of the Greater Philadelphia Region
Author: Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
Publisher:
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Greater Philadelphia
Author: Philadelphia. Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade
Publisher:
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Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Philadelphia Region on the Rise
Author: Joe O'Donnell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974137490
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974137490
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Selected Demographic Data for the Greater Philadelphia Region
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description